Where does “sestine” come from?
sestine (Italian) comes from Italian sestina, from Italian sesto, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sestine (Italian): plural of sestina
Ancestry of “sestine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sestina | A six-line stanza, sestet, sestina, sextain;... |
| 2 | Italian | sesto | sixth; pair of compasses; layout, due place,... |
| 3 | Latin | Sextus | — |
| 4 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |